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RICS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SURVEY REPORTS BY DERBY SURVEYORS

If you are you buying a property in Derby then a pre-purchse Building or Level 2 Homebuyers Survey may help avoid future expenses.

Our surveyors specialise in surveying and valuing residential property in Derby offering a rapid turnaround with efficient and competitive service.

Due to the time taken to measure the property Building Surveys cost considerably more than the Homebuyers Report, however you should bear in mind that they ar

unlikely to find any serious defects to the property that the Level 2 Homebuyers Survey and Report will not.

It is considered that the Level 2 Homebuyers Survey and Report will be suitable for most clients.

All Building Survey and Level 2 Homebuyers Reports are undertaken by Steve Butler personally ensuring that personalized service to all our clients.

Derby Chartered Surveyors RICS Level 2 Homebuyers Survey and Report on a 1930 semi detached house

The elevations on this typical 1930's house have been rendered to save money by avoiding the need to purchase and carefully lay expensive facing bricks. The render had been given sharp edges at the openings using metal beads. Unfortunately these were corroding leaving unsightly stains. The only remedy is to chop them out and re render which requires skill to blend the new into the old. The house then has to be repainted unless matching paint is available. The roof surface had formed a dish shape due to a slightly substandard structure in which a major component was undersized and had sagged slightly. An outbuilding had a fractured concrete roof. Apart from letting water into the outbuildings this is potentially problematic as the reinforcing may start to corrode forcing concrete of the roof until it is eventually destroyed. The property had the original quarry tile floor in the kitchen. This was uneven due to the sand or ash on which it had been laid compacting unevenly. The tiles and particularly the joints are likely to be damp as there is no damp proof membrane under. Such floors need to be kept uncovered and well ventilated. Roots had also invaded a drain and were catching water material. Fortunately this was at an early stage and the chamber had not filled.

Building Surveys in Derby: Click for sample report

Building Suvey Fees

The Building Survey provides a more detailed picture of a property’s construction and can be carried out on practically all residential properties.

The report is bespoke and tailored to your requests.

It is most suitable when the building is less conventional. This could be because it is very old, it has been built using unusual construction methods, or it is dilapidated. Similarly, it can be very informative if a building has been extensively altered.

RICS Chartered Surveyors Building Survey on a Derby 1960 dormer bungalow

Our Derby RICS Chartered surveyors found included frost damaged bricks, ponding on a garage roof, unsightly spay foam repairs, uninsulated roof voids and a dangerous loft hatch.

Levels Homebuyer Reports in Derby: Click for sample report

Level 2 Homebuyers Survey Fees

A standardized report produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to highlight significant problems and matters requirng urgent investigation.

It is designed to flag up major defects and problems that need urgent or significant attention, because such issues will affect the property’s value.

It is the cost effective choice for the majority of property purchasers.

A valuation of the property and estimation of reinstatement cost for insurance purposes is included as standard in the Homebuyers Survey report.

Homebuyers Survey of a 1910 Derby Semi detached house by our independent property surveyors

Our Derby Surveyors found structural movement above a soldier arch, a long standing leak, frost eroded bricks and pointing and an insecure ceiling whilst preparing an RICS Homebuyer Report and Survey

RICS Homebuyers Survey of a Derby Bungalow built about 1980

Although modern this property suffered from a buckled flank walls, rotting timbers and a fractured floor.